Sharpen vs Hone - What's the difference?
sharpen | hone |
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp
* (Edmund Burke) (1729-1797)
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, title= A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
To sharpen with a hone .
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
To refine or master (a skill).
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
To pine; to lament; to long.
As verbs the difference between sharpen and hone
is that sharpen is to make sharp while hone is to sharpen with a hone .As a noun hone is
a sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool or hone can be a kind of swelling in the cheek.sharpen
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Verb
(en verb)- He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
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Antonyms
* bluntDerived terms
* sharpenerhone
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* hone slate * hone stoneVerb
- (Lamb)
